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COVERING POTUS

The latter half of 2005 will be remembered as troubled times at the White House. The death toll of American soldiers in Iraq was dramatically increasing, and a politically bruising anti-war campaign, fueled by Cindy Sheehan, created discontent in the Nation's capital.

Add to this mood; Hurricane Katrina and its political repercussions, two Supreme Court Justices' confirmation hearings (with one of the Presidents nominees dropping out of the race), as well as a highly publicized courtroom drama questioning the ethics of some of his most trusted advisors.